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‘I never meant for her to die’: Written confession revealed in Nichole Cable’s death
2 hours agoBANGOR | The man accused of using Facebook to lure 15-year-old Nichole Cable to her death nearly two years ago wrote out a detailed …
THE POINT
Maine loves lobsters — and it depends on them more than ever
1 hour agoMaine fishermen have come off a record season — both for the lobster and for fisheries as a whole. The Maine Department of Marine Resources on …
3 hours ago
Maine boosts efforts to lure Chinese investors
PORTLAND | Maine trade officials are hoping Chinese investors’ $120 million bet on tissue papermaking in Baileyville signals the start of a stream of …
Vehicles fallen off car-carrier block I-295
3 mins agoPORTLAND | The northbound lanes of Interstate 295 are shut down because of an …
STATE & CAPITOL
Daily Brief: Bills to restrict cellphone use while driving due for votes today
1 hour agoGood morning from the State House, where the busiest room in Augusta this week was probably the …
REGION:
LePage’s plan for methadone clinics angers health experts, survivors
12 mins agoAUGUSTA | Doctors and mental health professionals said a proposal by Gov. Paul LePage …
South Portland water main break hampers traffic
5 mins agoCommuter traffic Friday morning was affected by a water main break …
Rockland students get school on Saturdays to make up for snow days
The Rockland-area school board voted unanimously Thursday night to hold classes on …
York couple claims town cheated them out of land to build police station
Town residents Samuel and Noreen Horn are seeking court action to stop …
- Weather-battered consumers skip mall, order in, go south
- Lumber Liquidators faces class-action lawsuit over ‘toxic’ flooring
- A drink a day may not be good for everyone
- State Department reviewing whether Clinton emails violated security rules
- Many Americans face long trek for stroke treatment
- Prenatal blood tests detect cancer in some women
Opinion
CONTRIBUTORS
LePage poses a taxing matter: Is Maine headed for a consumption tax?
Gov. Paul LePage’s road show on his tax proposals — which came to Bangor this week and continues Wednesday in Lewiston — makes this a …
Sports
VIDEO
International cast re-establishes UMaine women’s basketball team as title contender
ORONO | The resurgent University of Maine women’s basketball team hopes to make a run at its first America East championship since 2004 in …
Health
LePage’s plan for methadone clinics angers health experts, survivors
AUGUSTA | Doctors and mental health professionals said a proposal by Gov. Paul LePage to stop state payments for methadone treatment for opiate addicts …
Business
Business Insider sinks Maine’s economic rating to next-to-last in US
PORTLAND | Did you feel something Wednesday? Like the condition of Maine’s economy worsening? Well, the business news website and aggregator Business Insider did, …
Living
JULIA BAYLY
Fighting winter boredom and teaching my chickens to lay rare round eggs
FORT KENT | It wasn’t the goose that laid the golden egg, but a buff orpington hen in England recently laid a perfectly round …
Outdoors
OUT THERE
Hogged stones, hacks, and icy tumbles: A novice curler’s diary
Many years ago, I fashioned myself as a pretty serious athlete (if, that is, you define “serious” as “getting mad whenever you lose”). It didn’t …
Food
MAINE-LY LOBSTER
Ten Brilliant Books About Maine Lobster Fishing
Today is World Book Day. It has made me reflect on my love of reading and my pride in achieving one of my lifelong …
Events
CULTURE SHOCK
5 Things To Do This Weekend, March 6-8: Spring ahead, fall out of hibernation
1. I’m not going to lie. Last weekend, I spent the vast majority of the time in my pajamas, curled up on the couch, savoring …
